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Guest post by Suzane Greeman, ASQ-CMQ/OE, CAMA, CAMP, CMRP
It is certainly is refreshing to see that asset management education is on the uptake. Three points come to mind as I thought about asset management education for asset-dependent companies: [Read more…]
Who knew that good storytelling could contribute to our equipment’s Reliability! Watch as I explain how exploring a new city can be similar to exploring our equipment in an effort to improve Reliability. [Read more…]
Some may argue that just enough reliability data is just the right amount. Too much may lead to confusion, too little doesn’t inform well. The reliability work we do helps others make decisions, and recent work in how humans make decisions may help us prepare and present our results effectively.
If preparing reliability data-based recommendations, consider using less information. Ed O’Brien and Nadav Klein have found decision-makers tend to use much less data or information to make a decision than they think they will need.
If using data and the derived information to make a decision consider the situation carefully to know when to use a structured decision-making approach or to simply go with your gut. Daniel Kahneman and Gary Klein provide some insights and basic guidelines for decision making. [Read more…]
The concept of mindset has been around a long time. New findings from Carol Dweck take this to a new level (her book of the same title is amazing). How does it impact us with leading teams? Having and developing a Growth Mindset is essential. The impacts can be far-reaching. [Read more…]
We held the New England HALT Seminar this past week. It’s a little fun thing we like to put on every so often here in Boston. We do a few sessions where we talk about Reliability topics, we then play around with the HALT chambers and break a few things. It was great having sponsorship from Espec/Qualmark, and Air Liquide this year. In past years it has just been me doing a few 30 minute sessions (one man show). But this year we had four speakers and a diverse set of topics. Definitely our best one yet. This may grow to where we can’t do it at the lab any longer. Hopefully not, I don’t want to try and bring a HALT chamber to a conference center.
The World Economic Forum conducts a risk assessment survey annually. The 2019 survey is the 14th edition. It contains information from 2009 to 2019. The article looks at the results of the survey for these years and discusses some implications. [Read more…]
I have recently been diving into work orders and using Weibull analysis to determine optimal replacement times. During one of the analyses, we discovered a significant infant mortality problem where the equipment was failing under 1 year of operation. I’m not stopping there.
A common misconception with infant mortality is that there’s nothing we can do. I’ve heard people say that we can’t plan for infant mortality or we can’t reduce these types of failures without switching manufacturers.
That’s not the case [Read more…]
Who knew that Stonehenge could teach us about achieving our equipment Reliability goals? Watch as I describe how Stonehenge has changed, because the same thing may be happening with your equipment… [Read more…]
Some will argue that chemical mixtures must use the dependent mixture matrices at all times. Others suggest that a factorial approach using ratios can accomplish the same objective with more flexibility. I have had success with the factorial approach in several situations, with several technologies. [Read more…]
I have found the best way to lose an audience is to focus on statistical derivation. While this is a fascinating subject for me, it just doesn’t seem to hold an audience’s attention.
Having something interesting and useful to say is key to maintaining an audience’s attention, yet at times how we present helps them become distracted.
So, given great content or proposal, how can you help your audience not quickly check their phone, yet again? [Read more…]
I am a firm believer in the notion of doing everything with the end-goal in mind. That is the only way we can gauge the effectiveness of our efforts. The same is true for all our efforts related to Maintenance & Reliability.
If & when you want to measure a certain maintenance task for its effectiveness (you should be doing it quite often); the best way is to identify whether the desired outcomes associated with that specific task are being realized or not. [Read more…]
I just got off the golf course hitting 9-holes with my Pop, who is 84 years old. God bless him, I hope he has many more rounds to play and I look forward to getting out as often as I can with him. We played the En-Joie Golf Club; a stop on the PGA Tour from 1972 to 2005 when the BC Open was played there – and now, as the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, which is a stop on the Champions Tour.
It is unique in that the course is owned and operated by Broome County. This means that anyone off the street can play a PGA course for municipal rates, which top-out at $49 for 18-holes with a cart on summer weekends (it can be less, depending on date, day of the week, and time). [Read more…]
Who knew that a herd of cattle in Hartley Wintney, England could teach us something about equipment maintenance? Watch as I “graze” over the topic of manufacturer recommended maintenance tasks. (I hope you are “mooved” to take action!) [Read more…]
The golden rule for lubricant storage is keeping the lubricant “clean, cool and dry”. Let’s discuss 3 ways to improve your lubricant storage.
What are some best practices for lubricant storage at your plant?
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We review the purpose of and how to use the Notification or Service Request applications of your CMMS [Read more…]
